Trinity College Summer Music Series Names Winners of First Picnic Spread Competition

Yelp Hartford Community Manager Awards 5-Star Review and Prizes

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Hartford, Connecticut, July 22, 2016 – The winners of the first “Golden Basket” Picnic Spread Competition at the Trinity College Summer Music Series celebrated on the Main Quad by the Trinity College Chapel after emerging from a competitive field of picnic-goers at the July 6 concert.

“When we found out Yelp was going to judge a picnic spread at a carillon concert, I immediately shared this with all my concert friends and said, Sounds like a challenge to me!" Steven Banasiewicz, a member of the winning group, said. "We planned every detail throughout the week. At the event, we scoped out the competition - oh, no! The people across the lawn had a theme with their tiki torch, kids swimming pool and a stuffed octopus! We didn’t have a theme! Oh, well, competition on! And you know the rest…”

Emily Cahill, community manager at Yelp Hartford, judged the creative and delicious presentations, and ultimately awarded the 5-star review to the winning group pictured at right. The winners of the competition received a basket of edible goods, including various cheeses, fresh bread, drinks, snacks, fruit, and other picnic favorites. The second-place team won a crate of fresh peaches.